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size, the one we have is larger than any in a long series of con- 
tinental eggs in our cabinet, but, as the Rev. C. M. Phelps 
remarks, ‘they are not as a rule richly marked.” The Rey. 
C. M. Phelps agrees with us in estimating the present breeding 
stations of the Buzzard to be about six, and he adds that they 
are all on high cliffs. Mr. Dix writes: “In May, 1866, I had 
the unexpected pleasure of seeing a pair of Buzzards at Llan- 
granog, on the Cardiganshire coast, where I have no doubt 
they had a nest. I was first struck by their peculiar, plaintive 
note, greatly resembling the mewing of a kitten. Never having 
seen this bird on the wing before, and they being some 300 ft. 
above me, I was some time before I could be sure of the 
species. They were mobbed by several Crows and Jackdaws ; 
as they wheeled and doubled about their rounded wings gave 
them a very unhawk-like appearance. I was glad to find they 
had selected so safe a nesting place, it being a shelving rock 
overgrown with ferns and grass.” 
ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD, Archibuteo lagopus.—A rare visitor 
in the autumn. This is one of the species that crosses over 
into the Eastern counties of England from the continent at 
irregular intervals, and very rarely penetrates to the south-west 
of the kingdom. When shot or trapped it might very well be 
confounded by people who were not well up in birds with the 
Common Buzzard, from which it is always to be easily separated 
by its feathered tarsi; Mr. Mathias has informed us that ex- 
amples of the Rough-legged Buzzard have been obtained in the 
county, but is unable to supply dates and localities. The only 
one we ourselves knew of is one that was shot near St. Bride’s, 
in October, 1889. 
WHITE-TAILED EAGLE, Haliaétus albiciila.—A rare occasional 
winter visitor. Although one of the highest points of the 
Precelly Mountains is known by the name of Foel-Eryr “the 
Eagle’s Peak,” we cannot ascertain that any species of Eagle has 
nested within recent years in Pembrokeshire, or has been 
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